Replay 20 Years Ago in Sports Illustrated

Edited by Richard Demak

May 27, 1991

Oakland A's pitcher Vida Blue was 10-1 when he appeared on the May 31, 1971, cover. We also reported that Montreal had won the Stanley Cup, for the third time in four years, defeating the Black Hawks in Chicago. Boston had been the '70 Cup winner, so when one of the Canadiens declared the Cup at Canadian Customs inspection, the agent said, "There's no problem, we'll classify that as Canadian Goods Returned."